Lentil, Chicken Sausage, and Sweet Potato Soup

Chicken - Dinner

Flavorful, filling and nutritious, this lentil, sausage, and sweet potato soup does it all. Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve with five-grain baguette.

Lentil Chicken Sausage and Sweet Potato Soup

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 45 mins

Total: 1hr

Servings: 8

Yield: 8 servings

Lentil, Chicken Sausage, and Sweet Potato Soup

Ingredients

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

1 medium yellow onion

diced

1 tablespoon freshly minced garlic

1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger

1 red chile pepper

seeded and diced

1 pound mild Italian chicken sausage

casings removed

3 cups water

or more as needed

2 cups unsalted chicken stock

1 (13.5 ounce) can coconut milk

1 large sweet potato

cubed

1 (15.5 ounce) can black beans

1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes

1 (14.5 ounce) can petite diced tomatoes

drained

1 cup red lentils

rinsed

2 tablespoons tomato paste

2 bay leaves

1 ½ teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1 teaspoon ground coriander

½ teaspoon paprika

½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

½ teaspoon red pepper flakes

Dinner

Directions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in onion and cook until softened 3 to 4 minutes. Add garlic ginger and chile; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Add sausage and cook stirring constantly until broken up and browned about 5 minutes.

Step 2

Pour water chicken stock and coconut milk into the pot. Add sweet potato black beans diced tomatoes red lentils tomato paste and bay leaves stirring after each addition. Season with salt cumin coriander paprika cinnamon and red pepper flakes.

Step 3

Bring soup to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until sweet potato and lentils are soft 30 to 40 minutes. Add more water if soup gets too thick.

Nutritional Information

Lentil, Chicken Sausage, and Sweet Potato Soup

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 481

% Daily Value *

Protein: 21.3g 43%

Carbohydrates: 43.8g 14%

Dietary Fiber: 11.1g 44%

Sugars: 7.1g

Fat: 25.2g 39%

Saturated Fat: 13.4g 67%

Cholesterol: 22.3mg 7%

Vitamin A Iu: 9179.8IU 184%

Niacin Equivalents: 5.1mg 39%

Vitamin B6: 0.4mg 23%

Vitamin C: 21.3mg 36%

Folate: 53.3mcg 13%

Calcium: 111.8mg 11%

Iron: 7.6mg 42%

Magnesium: 69.6mg 25%

Potassium: 1011.8mg 28%

Sodium: 1387.2mg 56%

Thiamin: 0.4mg 39%

Calories From Fat: 226.7

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.